The Bound Between Us

Chapter 157

When Monday rolled around, Anastasia had been kept up so late the night before that by the time she woke up, it was already past eight in the morning.

She was going to be late

Anastasia rushed through her morning routine and scolded Herman. ‘What were you doing keeping me up so late last night? I’m going to be late now. And you turned off my alarm!”

“I thought you looked tired, so I let you sleep in a bit.” Herman handed Anastasia a glass of milk, “You’ll have to drive to work today. I have a social event tonight and probably won’t be able to pick you up.”

Anastasia grabbed the milk and downed it quickly. “Driving myself is actually more convenient. Every time you come to pick me up, my colleagues tease me.”

She couldn’t always rely on Herman to pick her up after work. They had a spare car at home, and it was a waste not to use

Just as Anastasia was about to put on her shoes and leave, Herman grabbed her arm and leaned in. Anastasia got the hint and smiled as she pecked his cheek. “I need to go to work now. Otherwise I’ll be late.”

‘That’s not enough.”

Herman pulled Anastasia into his arms and kissed her. It was a long, romantic kiss that left Anastasia a bit dazed. After a while, he let go of her and kindly handed her handbag.

“You can go to work now.”

rushing out the door. She took the elevator down to the underground car

Anastasia happened to see Penny pushing a stroller and Pattie coming back from outside with two large bags of vegetables. Pattie was clearly struggling with the heavy load, and Penny was

Anastasia felt a pang of sympathy. Just as she was about to call out to Pattie, Penny spotted her and quickly pulled Pattre away I’m going to make

was clear that Penny’s words were directed at

so Anastasia had no choice but

of the complex, she

How extravagant

car outside the Eclipse Lounge before. Could there be some

off and drove past the Rolls Royce on her

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Anastasia’s fleeting figure through the car window. Feeling like he’d been caught doing something wrong, he instinctively ducked his

of Mr. Herman. He hadn’t been spotted,

look up again, but Anastasia’s car was

time Anastasia got to work, she was already late. There

and said, “Anastasia, Selena is not happy today. She promised to design a piece of jewelry for Wendy’s daughter, but it’s been a week and she still hasn’t come up with a design that Wendy likes. Wendy called to rush her this morning, I heard it outside

is very capable. This small issue won’t stump